Technology....??

Through this semester in searching for articles to read for my journal discussion many of the articles I chose or read focused on technology in the classroom. Mainly because as a teacher this is something that I would like incorporate more into my lesson, but I struggle with how. In the past I flipped my classroom for a week, which I liked but it didn't yield the results and participation that I desired. I know that things may be different with my high school students and with new technology that I discovered that aides with flipping classrooms but I still wonder about its affect. Throughout this past year we tried to integrate technology through quizzizz and kahoots but I still don't feel this was more than a review type activity. With my school rolling out 1-to-1 devices next year I struggle with what and how I can use to engage the students in a different way. I have been told about the online notebook which we slightly got training on, but I still don't feel comfortable. Plus, I don't know what I will be working with. The 1-to-1 device is optional because it comes with parents having to pay insurance on the device etc. And there is students leaving them, not charging them etc. All of this keeps me brainstorming not only about integration but about how to solve participation (charging, leaving at home etc) problems. I look forward to the opportunities that this can bring but I also am scared about the challenges, especially with the new class that I have not idea how to teach....cheers to the new school year!!!

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